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Victorian

Syllabification: (Vic·to·ri·an)
Pronunciation: /vikˈtôrēən/
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Definition of Victorian

adjective

  • of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria:a Victorian house
  • of or relating to the attitudes and values of the Victorian period, regarded as characterized especially by prudishness and a high moral tone.

noun

  • a person who lived during the Victorian period.

Derivatives

Victorianism

Pronunciation: /-ˌnizəm/
noun

Victorian in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Victorian in the British & World English dictionary